country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
match; game; bout; contest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
trick; contrivance; cleverness
commander; general; leader
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
core; core; hardcore; all-out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
phosphorescent light; mysterious lights on the sea; sea fire
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
attack; assault; attempt; try
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness